The radiator in your 2002 Ford Core is constrained for care the engine frosty. As the coolant passes nailed down the engine, it takes heat elsewhere from the metal. The coolant then goes into the radiator where air can pass wound up the radiator fins and balm to nippy down the coolant. This is a tried and direct case used on all liquid-cooled engines.7. Unscrew the radiator mounting bolts from each corner of the radiator with the socket and ratchet.8. Pull the radiator (complete with radiator fan) upward and out of the engine bay.
1. Domicile a extract pan under the petcock at the backside of the radiator. End a duo of pliers to extended the petcock and void the coolant into the remove pan.
2. Loosen the band clamp on the lower radiator hose with the pliers and pull the hose off the radiator.
3. Loosen the band clamp on the upper radiator hose with the pliers and pull the hose off the radiator.
4. Remove the overflow radiator hose that connects the radiator to the expansion container by removing the band clamp that secures the hose to the radiator with the pliers.
5. Disconnect the wiring harness from the back of the radiator fan Engine by unplugging the harness.
6. Remove the bolts that secure the upper radiator shroud to the top of the engine bay with a socket and ratchet. Lift the shroud and set it off to the side.
Whether the radiator springs a leak, the fluid Testament dash gone of the radiator, and the engine Testament eventually overheat. Provided this happens, you must remove the radiator, plug the gap or moderate it.
